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Psalms 83 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | {A Song; a Psalm of Asaph.} O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God: | O God, do not keep silence; do not hold your peace or be still, O God! | A song. A psalm of Asaph. O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God. | |
| 2 | For behold, thine enemies make a tumult; and they that hate thee lift up the head. | For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised their heads. | See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads. | |
| 3 | They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult against thy hidden ones: | They lay crafty plans against your people; they consult together against your treasured ones. | With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish. | |
| 4 | They say, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, and let the name of Israel be mentioned no more. | They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” | “Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.” | |
| 5 | For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together against thee. | For they conspire with one accord; against you they make a covenant— | With one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against you— | |
| 6 | The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagarites; | the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, | the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, | |
| 7 | Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia, with the inhabitants of Tyre; | Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; | Byblos, Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, with the people of Tyre. | |
| 8 | Asshur also is joined with them: they are an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah. | Asshur also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah | Even Assyria has joined them to reinforce Lot’s descendants. | |
| 9 | Do unto them as to Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the torrent of Kishon: | Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon, | Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon, | |
| 10 | Who were destroyed at Endor; they became as dung for the ground. | who were destroyed at En-dor, who became dung for the ground. | who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. | |
| 11 | Make their nobles as Oreb and as Zeeb; and all their chiefs as Zebah and as Zalmunna. | Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, | Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, | |
| 12 | For they have said, Let us take to ourselves God's dwelling-places in possession. | who said, “Let us take possession for ourselves of the pastures of God.” | who said, “Let us take possession of the pasturelands of God.” | |
| 13 | O my God, make them like a whirling thing, like stubble before the wind. | O my God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind. | Make them like tumbleweed, my God, like chaff before the wind. | |
| 14 | As fire burneth a forest, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire, | As fire consumes the forest, as the flame sets the mountains ablaze, | As fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze, | |
| 15 | So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy whirlwind. | so may you pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your hurricane! | so pursue them with your tempest and terrify them with your storm. | |
| 16 | Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah. | Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek your name, O LORD. | Cover their faces with shame, LORD, so that they will seek your name. | |
| 17 | Let them be put to shame and be dismayed for ever, and let them be confounded and perish: | Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, | May they ever be ashamed and dismayed; may they perish in disgrace. | |
| 18 | That they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth. | that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth. | Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD— that you alone are the Most High over all the earth. | |
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